"Muppet Treasure Island (video game) Muppet Treasure Island is a CD-ROM game for the Windows PC, produced in 1996 by Activision to tie in with the release of ""Muppet Treasure Island"". In the game, the player is ""Hawkins,"" who leaves the Admiral Benbow Inn to sail to Treasure Island. Gonzo and Rizzo accompany the player—and so does Stevenson the Parrot, a new Muppet character who provides hints throughout the game. The Muppet characters are seen as video clips overlaid on an animated background. A video game based on the film was released for Windows and Mac OS in 1996 by"
"Treasure Island Hotel and Casino Treasure Island Hotel & Casino (also known as ""TI"") is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA with 2,664 rooms and 220 suites, and is connected by tram to The Mirage as well as pedestrian bridge to the Fashion Show Mall shopping center. It is owned and operated by Phil Ruffin. The hotel received the AAA Four Diamond rating each year from 1999 through 2013. Treasure Island was opened by Mirage Resorts in 1993 under the direction of Steve Wynn and Atlandia Design (a Mirage Resorts subsidiary) at"
"Desert Inn The Desert Inn, also known as the D.I., was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, which operated from April 24, 1950, to August 28, 2000. Designed by architect Hugh Taylor and interior design by Jac Lessman, it was the fifth resort to open on the Strip. It was situated between Desert Inn Road and Sands Avenue. The Desert Inn opened with 300 rooms and the ""Sky Room"" restaurant, headed by a chef formerly of the Ritz Paris, which once had the highest vantage point on the Las Vegas Strip. The casino, at"
"novel ""Treasure Island"", is a mixture of single-family dwellings on the westerly end and multi-family dwellings on the eastern end. North Bay Village was incorporated in 1945. Harbor and Treasure Islands were annexed several years later. Broadcast Key, also known as Cameo Island, was annexed in 1963. During its early years, North Bay Village was primarily a haven for winter residents. The City became widely known for its popular restaurants and nightclubs, which attracted celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. Dean Martin had a night-club in North Bay Village in the late 1960s and early 1970s called Dino's. It"
"Oak Beach Inn The Oak Beach Inn, commonly referred to by the abbreviation OBI, was a Long Island nightclub located in Oak Beach, on Jones Beach Island near Captree State Park in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York. In 1969, Robert Matherson bought what was then a waterfront barrier island restaurant and converted it into an enormously popular (and controversial) nightclub: the ""Oak Beach Inn"", located in Oak Beach on Jones Beach Island, NY, was the original, and later just referred to as ""The OBI"". He later opened three more OBI nightclubs and named them according to their"
"in 1993 the hotel hosted the Cirque du Soleil show ""Nouvelle Expérience"". Afterwards Wynn invited Cirque to create ""Mystère"" for the soon-to-be-built Treasure Island resort next door. After Mirage, Wynn's next project Treasure Island Hotel and Casino opened in the Mirage's old parking lot on October 27, 1993, at an overall cost of $450 million. Intended to be family-friendly, pools in front of the casino enacted the Battle of Buccaneer Bay with two full-sized sailing ships, while the interior featured romantic tropical island theming. The establishment was the home of the first permanent Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas,"
"Island Hotel The Island Hotel (also known as Parsons and Hale's General Store) is a historic building in Cedar Key, Florida, located at 224 2nd Street. On November 23, 1984, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The building was erected between 1859 and 1861 by Major John Parsons and Francis E. Hale for use as a general store. It has thick tabby walls and oak beams. The Cedar Key Post Office and customs house were also located in the building in the 1860s. The building may have housed both Union and Confederate troops at various"
"at 7pm. Contestants playing for the $50,000 were split into two teams - West Team, which included Michael, Emma, Daniel, Sally, Cassie, Justine and Stephen; and the East Team, which included Tommy, Gavin, Maggie, Monica, Alexandra, Frank and James, with James being crowned the winner. The Irish version of Treasure Island was broadcast in RTÉ 1 in the Summer of 2001 and 2002. Produced by Coco Television, the show was axed after its second series and replaced by ""Cabin Fever"". The first series aired on RTÉ One at 8pm each Sunday Night from 15 July to 12 September 2001. It"
"""Mystère"" for the soon-to-be-built Treasure Island resort next door. Following the completion of The Mirage in 1989 Steve Wynn changed the name of the company to Mirage Resorts, Inc. Much of the financing for the Mirage was obtained in cooperation with Michael Milken. After the Mirage, Wynn built the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, which he opened in the Mirage's old parking lot in 1993, and overall cost $450 million. Intended to be family-friendly,the resort featured pools in front of the casino enacted the Battle of Buccaneer Bay with two full-scaled ships, the pirate ship 'Hispaniola' and the British Royal"
"imported a zoo of monkeys, peacocks, turkeys, pheasants, parrots, and iguanas to populate the paradise garden. He shared the island with the public by bringing guests over on his boat at a rate of $1 per person. From 1916 to 1979 (63 years) the island was owned by the McCutcheon family. John T. McCutcheon was the chief foreign correspondent of the ""Chicago Tribune"", a Pulitzer Prize winner, and political cartoonist. He purchased the island (Salt Cay) by mail sight unseen for $17,500 from the estate of Van Winkle, a New Jersey manufacturer who had died. He called it Treasure Island"
"""Treasure Island 1 August 1750 J.F."" and ""Given by above J.F. to M W. Bones Maste of y Walrus Savannah this twenty July 1754 W B"". Other dates mentioned include 1745, the date Dr. Livesey served as a soldier at Fontenoy and also a date appearing in Billy Bones' log. Various claims have been made that one island or another inspired Treasure Island: ""The Pirate's House"" in Savannah, Georgia is where Captain Flint is claimed to have spent his last days, and his ghost is claimed to haunt the property. In his collection ""Fables"" (1896), Stevenson wrote a vignette called"
"The Hawaiian Inn The Hawaiian Inn was an inn located in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. It was located at 6200 Gulf Blvd, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. The Hawaiian Inn was born in 1974. Prior to that, for the last 18 years, it was known as The Desert Resort. With the new management headed by Frank Cannova, the previous Western theme and name was replaced by a Polynesian one. The management corp, Hawaiian Inns of Florida Inc., had Cannova as major stock holder. Its vice-president and investor was Michael R. Triolo. The umbrella org of Hawaiian Inns of Florida Inc. was"
"Treasure Island Resort & Casino Treasure Island Resort & Casino is a tribal gaming facility owned and operated by the Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC) in Welch, MN – Goodhue County. It is the only casino resort in southern Minnesota located on the Mississippi River. The casino’s gaming options include slot machines; video roulette, blackjack and keno; live dealer blackjack, poker and other table games; and bingo. Additional amenities to the property include a hotel, the Island Event Center, a marina, RV-park, a cruise yacht, a 24-lane bowling center, several restaurants; and a water park and spa. Employing nearly 1,500"
"Pass on the island's north end and split off two smaller islands, called the Isle of Palms and Isle of Capri. Treasure Island saw a surge in residential and hotel construction following World War II through the 1950s. The real estate used in these ventures often consisted of fill from dredged material; that is, artificial extensions of the land were created, which were usually designed for convenient access to navigable waterways. Legendary baseball slugger Babe Ruth had a winter beachfront home on Treasure Island after his retirement. Treasure Island today has a thriving bar and restaurant scene in its downtown."
"people, Treasure Island Resort & Casino is the largest employer in Goodhue County. Treasure Island Resort & Casino began as a bingo hall in 1984 called Island Bingo. This building started as a 30,000-square-foot space that seated 1,400 people. Through its time of success it began to grow further into Treasure Island after Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. This act required states to negotiate gaming compacts with the Tribe as a way to strengthen tribal governments and improve the quality of life on reservations. This act contributed to much tribal success for Prairie Island Indian Community"
"Phil Ruffin Phillip Gene ""Phil"" Ruffin (born March 14, 1935) is an American businessman. He owns the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, in addition to a number of other enterprises including hotels, casinos, greyhound racing tracks, oil production, convenience stores, real estate, and the world's largest manufacturer of hand trucks. He is also a business partner of Donald Trump, with whom he co-owns the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Long a resident of Wichita, Kansas, Ruffin now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. On the ""Forbes"" 2018 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #877 with"
"The Tides Inn The Tides Inn is a waterfront resort just off the Rappahannock River in Irvington, Virginia, and located within the Irvington National Register District. Opened in 1947 by entrepreneur E.A. Stephens, it is now owned and operated by Enchantment Group. The East Coast resort on Virginia's Northern Neck, was known for its regional cooking and amazing amenities such as golf/boating ; the Tides Inn slogan ""Quiet Quality"" appeared in advertisements in ""The New Yorker"". In 1956, Stephens purchased and restored the decommissioned USS Aquamarine (PYc-7) to be the star attraction at the resort, renaming it ""Miss Ann"" after"
"a cost of US$450 million. The initial plans called for a tower addition to The Mirage, but later evolved into a full-fledged separate hotel casino resort. Treasure Island originally intended to attract families with whimsical pirate features and icons such as the skull-and-crossbones strip marquee, a large video arcade, and staged pirate battles nightly in ""Buccaneer Bay"" in front of the casino entrance on the Strip. The resort was designed by architects Joel Bergman and Jon Jerde in collaboration with Steve Wynn along with Roger Thomas who designed the interior of Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. In 2003, the hotel"
"Ponte Vedra Inn and Club The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, located at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, is a AAA Five Diamond Award resort and the first country club at Ponte Vedra. The 9th hole on the Ocean course has the distinction of having the first island green ever built. In the early 1900's, Ponte Vedra was primarily an area dominated by sand dunes, swamps, alligators, and palmetto trees. In 1912, it was discovered that these dunes were rich in desirable minerals, containing rutile, ilmenite, and zirconium. These minerals were vital in the production of steel, which was in high"
"was named The Black Dog after a character in ""Treasure Island"". Soon after, the captain opened an inn for sailors, and The Black Dog was a constant fixture. From there on out the legacy of The Black Dog continued. In 2005 The Black Dog was awarded the Retailer of the Year Award by the Retailers Association of Massachusetts. The Black Dog The Black Dog is a restaurant and tavern in Vineyard Haven on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The restaurant was founded in 1971, and became well known for its souvenir T-shirts, featuring its logo of the eponymous black dog."
"Inn; both went through major renovations during the 2000s. The Ocean House was originally opened in 1868; it was torn down in 2005, then completely rebuilt and reopened in 2010. The Ocean House today consists of both hotel rooms and condominiums. It is the only Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond Hotel in Rhode Island and has been described by ""The New York Times"" as a place which ""conjures up another age, when women wore white gloves to tea and golf was a newfangled pastime."" Celebrities have holidayed at the hotel, including Hugh Jackman and Regis Philbin. The village is"
"Red Lion Inn (Brooklyn) The Red Lion Inn was a tavern in Colonial New York located on Long Island in what is today the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The inn named in honor of Henry V of England for the tavern he rested in after the Battle of Agincourt, was at the junction of three country roads: the "" Narrows Road"" which led north from Denyse's Ferry; ""Martense Lane"" which passed through the Heights of Guan to Flatbush, and the ""Gowanus Road"" which led to Brooklyn Heights: this colonial era juncture is the modern day location of Fourth"
"the Inn without him to fulfill the dream of being able to provide a future for their children. This dream became a reality when her son Ted returned from World War II and embraced the role of general manager. Ted Gleichmann brought modernization to the Inn and added an East Wing with 12 guestrooms including fireplaces in 1954. Later he added the Bluff House and West Wing to bring the total number of rooms to 72. In addition to his duties at the Inn, Ted was a championship-winning, amateur PGA golfer. He even won the 1963 Bing Invitational Tournament (now"
"headquarters at the Bull's Head, Strand-on-the-Green. The story was embellished with the suggestion that a secret tunnel connected the island to the inn, but no evidence of any tunnel has ever been found. In 1777 the City of London's navigation committee installed a tollbooth on the islet to levy charges on passing craft to fund improvements to the river’s navigability. This was a wooden structure in the shape of a small castle, and a barge was moored alongside, from which the tolls were taken. The ""City Barge"" gave its name to the inn at Strand-on-the-Green. Successor barges were often stationed"
"served as the ""Berlin Airport"" in the popular 1989 film ""Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"". Administration Building, Treasure Island The Administration Building, Treasure Island, on Treasure Island, California, is a Moderne style building designed by William Peyton Day and George William Kelham that was built in 1938. It has also been known as Building 1, as Command Naval Base San Francisco Headquarters, and as Naval Station Treasure Island. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The building housed a museum until 1997. In 2011, San Francisco purchased Treasure Island from the U.S. Navy and"
"owner of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino. Ruffin took full ownership of the hotel and casino resort on Friday, March 20, 2009. On October 21, 2013, the Sirens of TI pirate battle show closed in order to add a new multi-level shopping and entertainment center which opened in April 2015 with a 24-hour CVS as the anchor tenant along with the Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. exhibit, which opened May 26, 2016. On June 18, 2016, Michael Steven Sandford attempted to assassinate presidential candidate Donald Trump during a political rally held at Treasure Island. The resort is home to Cirque du"
"Treasure Island (1984 video game) Treasure Island is a 1984 computer game based on the book ""Treasure Island"" by Robert Louis Stevenson. In the game, the player takes on the role of Jim Hawkins (the protagonist of the book), and has to battle through hordes of pirates before a final showdown with Long John Silver. The game view did not scroll, but used a flip-screen style. The programming was done by Greg Duddle, and the music was rendered by David Whittaker. The version for the Commodore 64 and MSX was released in 1984, and the Commodore Plus/4 version was from"
"Treasure Island (1972 live-action film) Treasure Island is a 1972 adventure film, based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Orson Welles as Long John Silver, Kim Burfield as Jim Hawkins, Walter Slezak as Squire Trelawney, Rik Battaglia as Captain Smollett, and Ángel del Pozo as Doctor Livesey. This adaptation of ""Treasure Island"" was released in several different language versions, each with a different director. Jim Hawkins (Kim Burfield) is a young boy who works at a pub with his mother (Maria Rohm). When a drunken old sailor named Billy Bones (Lionel Stander) comes in for a"
"Treasure Island (1918 film) Treasure Island is a 1918 American silent adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. This is one of many silent versions of the story and is noteworthy because it is almost entirely acted by child or teenage actors. The film was co-directed by brothers Sidney and Chester Franklin. The film is one of Fox's ""Sunset Kiddies"" productions following in the wake of previous Kiddie productions like ""Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp"". This is a lost film. As described in a film magazine, Jim Hawkins (Carpenter) and his mother operate"
"Johns Hotel The Johns Hotel (20IR64) is a complex of buildings, of which but two remain, located near Washington Harbor, on Barnum Island (originally Johns Island), Isle Royale National Park, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Captain John F. Johns was originally a miner; he came to Isle Royale to work the Windigo Mine, and later the Minong Mine (in 1881-1883). When the Windigo failed, Johns turned to fishing to make a living, homesteading on some of the islands of Washington Harbor, including both Johns Island and Barnum Island where the hotel is"
"Treasure Island (1950 film) Treasure Island is a 1950 live action adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel. Directed by Byron Haskin, it stars Bobby Driscoll as Jim Hawkins and Robert Newton as Long John Silver. ""Treasure Island"" is notable for being Disney's first completely live-action film and the first screen version of ""Treasure Island"" made in color. It was filmed in England on location and at Denham Film Studios, Buckinghamshire. In the West Coast of England in 1765, a young boy called Jim Hawkins lives with his mother in a tiny"
"Rogues' Harbor Inn Rogues' Harbor Inn, also known as the Elm Grove Inn and Central Exchange Hotel, is a historic inn and tavern located at Lansing in Tompkins County, New York. It was built between 1830 and 1842 by Major General Daniel D. Minier, and is a three-story brick building in the Greek Revival style. It is a 40-foot-deep by 80-foot-wide rectangular building on a stucco-coated fieldstone foundation with a gable roof. It features a full-width porch with a roof supported by turned posts. The author Grace Miller White (1868–1957) used it as the inspiration for the setting for her"
"who smuggled rum into the country from Jamaica and stored it at the inn. However, the name of the inn is actually said to derive from the important local Trelawney family of landowners, of which two family members served as Governors of Jamaica in the 18th century. The inn became a smugglers' stopping point while they used approximately 100 secret routes to move around their contraband. Originally, the half-way house was alone on this part of the moor, but later a church, parsonage, and school were added by Mr. Kodd, the proprietor of the land, satisfying the area's residents. According"